I know Marianne's credentials. They are exceptional - including a trip to Japan to talk with the Nikon engineers. And yours? Please. I can find nothing about you, who you are, or what you do. She tried to keep it simple - for dummies like me who only have a MS in photography.

Thank you, Steve - but to be fair, I must let you know that it was Thom Hogan who visited Nikon Japan and discussed their hot-pixel suppression algorithm. He championed that cause very effectively. I suspect they wouldn't let me in the door (short of my becoming an employee).